Work experience

2015 – up to the present
Expert in the field of Nuclear Safety and Security – Nuclear Detection and Nuclear Forensics, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

01 October, 2018 – 14 December, 2018
Research Scientist at MTA EK Nuclear Forensics Laboratory, IAEA Residential Assignment for Human Capacity Building in Nuclear Forensic Analytical Measurement, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Energy Research (MTA EK), Budapest, Hungary

19 October, 2015 – up to the present
Senior Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, Laboratory “Neutron Data and Nuclear Physics Research”, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

01 November, 2015 – 23 December, 2015
Research Scientist at The Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Moscow region, Russia

12 March, 2014 – 18 October, 2015
Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, Laboratory “Neutron Data and Nuclear Physics Research”, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

01 June, 2015 – 31 August, 2015
Research Scientist (Postdoc) at the UCN-Physics group, Laboratory of Particle Physics, Department “Research with Neutrons and Muons”, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

23 April, 2014 – 22 July, 2014
Research Scientist at The Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), Dubna, Moscow region, Russia

25 February, 2004 – 11 March, 2014
Physicist, Research Scientist, Laboratory “Neutron Data and Nuclear Physics Research”, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

01 December, 2005 – 15 July, 2008
Contract Agent, Research Scientist, Neutron Physics Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Geel, Belgium

15 March, 2005 – 01 December, 2005
PhD Student / Fellow Cat. 20, Neutron Physics Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Geel, Belgium

Languages

Bulgarian, English, Russian, German

Societies

Active member of Bulgarian Nuclear Society (BgNS)

Interests

Nuclear Forensics, Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Neutron and Reactor Physics, Measurements, Analysis and Evaluation of Neutron Cross sections in the Resolved and Unresolved Energy Region, Investigation of Substances, Materials and Objects with the Means of Neutron Beams, Generation of Neutron Cross Section Libraries, Reactor Physics Calculations, Gamma Spectrometry, Transmutation of Radioactive Waste, Dosimetry and Radioprotection.

Fellowships

15 March, 2005 – 01 December, 2005

EC Fellowship - 9 months / PhD Student / Fellow Cat. 20, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Retieseweg 111, B-2440 Geel, Belgium

01 June, 2015 – 31 August, 2015

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Fellowship - 3 months, Postdoc at the UCN-Physics group, Laboratory of Particle Physics, Department “Research with Neutrons and Muons”, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

01 October, 2018 – 14 December, 2018

IAEA Fellowship - 3 months, IAEA Residential Assignment for Human Capacity Building in Nuclear Forensic Analytical Measurement, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Energy Research (MTA EK), HU-1121 Budapest Konkoly-Thege Miklós 29-33. Hungary

Recent Participations in Conferences with Given Talks

1. I. Ivanov, L. Ganea, M. Edomskaya, A. Rueanngoen, É. Kovács-Széles, IIntroduction of the IAEA Residential Assignment Program for Nuclear Forensics hosted by MTA EK in Hungary, Technical Meeting on Nuclear Forensics: Beyond the Science, 1-4 April 2019, Vienna, Austria.
2. I. Ivanov, IAEA Residential Assignment for Human Capacity Building in Nuclear Forensic Analytical Measurement, 1 October – 14 December 2018, Budapest, Hungary, IAEA Residential Assignment program to Nuclear Forensics, hosted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Centre for Energy Research (MTA EK) (IAEA Collaborating Centre for Nuclear Forensics) – 2018, 1 October – 14 December 2018, Budapest, Hungary.
3. I. Ivanov, Overview of Nuclear Forensics Capabilities of Bulgaria, IAEA International Training Course on Practical Introduction to Nuclear Forensics, 1-5 October 2018, Budapest, Hungary.
4. I. Ivanov, A Radioactive Material Smuggling Case in Bulgaria, “Olympus Reloaded” Nuclear Forensics Support to Investigations Regional Exercise, 07-09 November 2017, Bucharest, Romania.
5. И. Иванов, А. Младенов, ОПЫТ,ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ЯДЕРНОЙ КРИМИНАЛИСТИКИ В БОЛГАРИИ, Региональной вводной семинар МАГАТЭ по вопросам криминалистической экспертизы ядерных и радиоактивных материалов, 04.09.2017 - 08.09.2017, Москва, Россия.
6. I. Ivanov, Activities concerning the project on the small reactor IRT-200 at Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy (INRNE), INPRO Dialogue Forum on Nuclear Energy Innovations: Common User Considerations for Small and Medium-sized Nuclear PR, 10-14 October 2011; Vienna, Austria.
7. I. Ivanov, Neutron Cross section Measurements, Regional Workshop on Concerted Actions in Research and Applications with Neutron Beams in Europe, 1-3 June 2011; Budapest, Hungary.
8. I.Z. Ivanov, New validation of natural cadmium resonance neutron data, International Workshop: Innovative Approaches to Physical Investigations, 12-15 April, 2010, Bachinovo, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
9. I.Z. Ivanov, P. Siegler, S. Kopecky, N. Janeva, A. Lukyanov, M. Moxon, New Resonance Data for Natural Cadmium – Preliminary Results of GELINA Measurements, Internal Training Course – 9 of IP EUROTRANS: "Impact of new results on accelerator - reactor coupling" (ITC-9), 1-4 December 2009, Tokai, Japan.
10. I.Z. Ivanov, Preliminary results of new GELINA data for natural cadmium, XVIII International School on Nuclear Physics, Neutron Physics and Applications, 21-27 September 2009, Varna, Bulgaria.
11. I.Z. Ivanov, P. Siegler, S. Kopecky, P. Schillebeeckx, M. Moxon, New Resonance Data for Natural Cadmium – Preliminary Results of GELINA Measurements, 17th International Seminar on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei: "Fundamental Interactions & Neutrons, Nuclear Structure, Ultracold Neutrons, Related Topics" (ISINN-17), 27-30 May, 2009, Dubna, Russia.
12. I.Z. Ivanov, New Cadmium Transmission Measurements at GELINA, Internal Training Course – 7 of IP EUROTRANS: "Impact of new nuclear data on the design of transmutation experiments" (ITC-7), 15-18 December 2008, Strasbourg, France.
13. I.Z. Ivanov, P. Siegler, S. Kopecky, P. Schillebeeckx, M. Moxon, New cadmium transmission measurements in the thermal and low energy region at GELINA, XVII International School on Nuclear Physics, Neutron Physics and Applications, 24-30 September 2007, Varna, Bulgaria.
14. I. Ivanov, P. Siegler, S. Kopecky, A. Trkov, M. Moxon, Cadmium Transmission Measurements at GELINA, 3rd Workshop on Neutron Measurements, Evaluations and Applications. (NEMEA-3), 25-28 October 2006, Borovets, Bulgaria.
15. I. Ivanov, Cadmium Transmission Measurements at GELINA, IRMM Grand Holders Workshop, 13 June, 2006, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), Geel, Belgium.
16. I.Z. Ivanov, I.A. Sirakov, K.N. Volev, N.B. Janeva, Resonance Neutron Cross Section Analysis by the Code SAMMY, 2nd Workshop on Neutron Measurements, Evaluations and Applications. (NEMEA-2), 20-23 October, 2004, Bucharest, Romania.

Papers in Scientific Journals and Conference Proceedings

1. I.Z. Ivanov, I.A. Sirakov, K.N. Volev, N.B. Janeva, Resonance Neutron Cross Section Analysis by the Code SAMMY - Proc. NEMEA-2 Workshop, Oct 20-23, 2004, Bucharest, Romania, p. 101-104, EUR Report 22136EN, 2006.
2. M. Moxon, A. Trkov, A. Borella, I. Ivaylov, S. Kopecky, P. Schillebeeckx and P. Siegler, Evaluation of the total and capture cross section on the resolved resonance region for ^natCd, IRMM, NEUTRON PHYSICS UNIT SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2005, EUR Report 23039 EN, 2006.
3. K.H. Guber, L.C. Leal, S. Kopecky, P. Siegler, P. Schillebeeckx, R. Wynants, I. Ivanov, A. Borella, New Neutron Cross-Section Measurements on ⁵⁵Mn and ¹⁰³Rh for Improved Nuclear Criticality Safety, IRMM, NEUTRON PHYSICS UNIT SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2005, EUR Report 22239 EN, 2006.
4. K.H. Guber, L.C. Leal, R.O. Sayer, P.E. Koehler, T.E. Valentine, H. Derrien, J.A. Harvey, S. Kopecky, P. Siegler, P. Schillebeeckx, R. Wynants, I. Ivanov, A. Borella, R. Nelson, M. Devlin, N. Fotiadis, New Neutron Cross-Section Measurements on ¹⁹F, ^{39, 41}K, ⁵⁵Mn and ¹⁰³Rh for Improved Nuclear Criticality Safety, PHYSOR 2006, American Nuclear Society’s Topical Meeting on Reactor Phys., The Canadian Nuclear Society, 10-14 September 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada, CD-ROM.
5. I. Ivanov, P. Siegler, S. Kopecky, A. Trkov, M. Moxon, Cadmium Transmission Measurements at GELINA, 3rd Workshop on Neutron Measurements, Evaluations and Applications. (NEMEA-3), 25-28 October 2006, Borovets, Bulgaria, p. 77-80 EUR Report 22794 EN, 2007.
6. L.C. Mihailescu, A. Borella, R. Capote Noy, K. H. Guber, I. Ivanov, S. Kopecky, L. C. Leal, P. Schillebeeckx, P. Siegler, I. Sirakov, R. Wynants, Neutron Capture Cross-Section Measurements on ¹⁰³Rh and ¹³³Cs for Improved Nuclear Criticality Safety, 3rd Workshop on Neutron Measurements, Evaluations and Applications. (NEMEA-3), 25-28 October 2006, Borovets, Bulgaria, p. 153-155 EUR Report 22794 EN, 2007.
7. Borella, F. Gunsing, S. Kopecky, I. Ivanov, C. Mihailescu, M. Moxon, A.J.M. Plompen, C. Sage, P. Schillebeeckx, P. Siegler, I. Sirakov. Advances in Neutron-Induced Resonance Reaction Cross Section Studies at GELINA. – Proc. Int. Conf. Nucl. Data for Sci. Technol., ND2007, April 22-27, 2007, Nice, France,
   http://nd2007.edpsciences.org/, vol. 1, pp 547-550,
   http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ndata:07366, CEA , 2008.
8. S. Kopecky, A. Borella, K. Guber, I. Ivanov, L.C. Mihailescu, C. Massimi, M. Moxon, C. Porcelli, P. Schillebeeckx, P. Siegler, I. Sirakov, A. Trkov. Neutron Cross Section Measurement at GELINA to Improve the Consistency Between Microscopic Data and Integral Quantities. – Proc. Int. Conf. on the Physics of Reactors, PHYSOR ' 08, «Nuclear Power: A Sustainable Resource», Sep 14–19, 2008, Interlaken, Switzerland, CD-ROM.
9. I.Z. Ivanov, P. Siegler, S. Kopecky, P. Schillebeeckx, M. Moxon, New cadmium transmission measurements in the thermal and low energy region at GELINA, BgNS Transactions, Vol. 13, No. 1, June 2009, p. 68-76, XVII International School on Nuclear Physics, Neutron Physics and Applications, 24-30 September 2007, Varna, Bulgaria.
10. S. Kopecky, I. Ivanov, M. Moxon, P. Schillebeeckx, P. Siegler, I. Sirakov, The total cross section and resonance parameters for the 0.178 eV resonance of ¹¹³Cd, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 267 p. 2345 – 2350, 2009.
11. I.Z. Ivanov, Preliminary results of new GELINA data for natural cadmium, Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 205, Num. 1, 012054, 2010, XVIII International School on Nuclear Physics, Neutron Physics and Applications, 21-27 September 2009, Varna, Bulgaria.
    http://iopscience.iop.org/1742-6596/205/1/012054
12. I.Z. Ivanov, New validation of natural cadmium resonance neutron data, Proc. of International Workshop: Innovative Approaches to Physical Investigations, p. 88-94, 12-15 April, 2010, Bachinovo, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
13. Ruskov I., Kopatch Yu.N., Skoy V.R., Shvetsov V.N., Sedyshev P.V., Pikelner L.B., Panteleev Ts., Negovelov S.I., Mareev Yu.D., Mezentseva Zh.V., Dermendjiev E., Janeva N., Ivanov I., Hambsch F.-J., Experimental setup for investigation of resonance neutron induced fission of ²³⁹Pu, Proc. 20-th International Seminar on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei: “Fundamental Interactions & Neutrons, Nuclear Structure, Ultracold Neutrons, Related Topics” (ISINN 20), Alushta, Ukraine, May 21 – 26, 2012, p. 234-239.
14. I. Ruskov, Yu.N. Kopatch, V.R. Skoy, E. Dermendjiev, F.-J. Hambsch, V.N. Shvetsov, P.V. Sedyshev, Ts. Panteleev, L.B. Pikelner, N. Janeva, S.I. Negovelov, Yu.D. Mareev, Zh.V. Mezentseva, I. Ivanov, Experimental Setup for Investigation of the Resonance Neutron Induced Fission of , Physics Procedia , Volume 47, p. 137 – 143, 2013, Scientific Workshop on Nuclear Fission Dynamics and the Emission of Prompt Neutrons and Gamma Rays, Biarritz, France, 28-30 November 2012.
15. Быстрицкий В.М., Валкович В., Грозданов Д.Н., Зонтиков А.О., Иванов И.Ж., Копач Ю.Н., Крылов А.Р., Рогов Ю.Н., Русков И.Н., Сапожников М.Г., Ской В.Р., Швецов В.Н., Многослойная пассивная защита сцинтилляционных детекторов на основе кристаллов BGO, NaI(Tl) и стильбена, работающих в интенсивных нейтронных полях с энергией 14,1 МэВ, Письма в ЭЧАЯ, (Письма в журнал "Физика элементарных частиц и атомного ядра"), 2015, T.12, №2 (193). С. 486-504. Bistritskii V.M., Valkovich V., Grozdanov D.N., Zontikov A.O., Ivanov I.Z., Kopach Yu.N., Krilov A.R., Rogov Yu.N., Ruskov I.N., Sapozhnikov M.G., Skoy V.R., Shvetsov V.N., Multilayer passive shielding of scintillation detectors based on BGO, NaI (Tl) and stilbene crystals operating in intense neutron fields with an energy of 14.1 MeV, Journal ‘Physics of Elementary Particles and Atomic Nuclei, Letters’ (PEPAN, Letters), 2015, Vol. 12, No 2 (193), pp. 486-504 (in Russian).
16. Bistritskii V.M., Valkovich V., Grozdanov D.N., Zontikov A.O., Ivanov I.Z., Kopach Yu.N., Krilov A.R., Rogov Yu.N., Ruskov I.N., Sapozhnikov M.G., Skoy V.R., Shvetsov V.N., Multilayer Passive Shielding of Scintillation Detectors Based on BGO, NaI (Tl) and Stilbene crystals Operating in Intense Neutron Fields with an Energy of 14.1 MeV, Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters, 2015, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 325-335, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2015, ISSN 1547-4771, Original Russian Text: Bistritskii V.M., Valkovich V., Grozdanov D.N., Zontikov A.O., Ivanov I.Z., Kopach Yu.N., Krilov A.R., Rogov Yu.N., Ruskov I.N., Sapozhnikov M.G., Skoy V.R., Shvetsov V.N., 2015, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Fizika Elementarnykh Chastits I Atomnogo Yadra, 2015.
17. I.N. Ruskov, Yu.N. Kopatch, V.M. Bystritsky, V.R. Skoy, V.N. Shvetsov, F.-J. Hambsch, S. Oberstedt, R. Capote Noy, P.V. Sedyshev, D.N. Grozdanov, I.Zh. Ivanov, V.Yu. Aleksakhin, E.P. Bogolubov, Yu.N. Barmakov, S.V. Khabarov, A.V. Krasnoperov, A.R. Krylov, J. Obhođaš, L.B. Pikelner, V.L. Rapatskiy, A.V. Rogachev, Yu.N. Rogov, V.I. Ryzhkov, A.B. Sadovsky, R.A. Salmin, M.G. Sapozhnikov, V.M. Slepnev, D. Sudac, O.G. Tarasov, V. Valković, D.I. Yurkov, N.I. Zamyatin, Sh.S. Zeynalov, A.O. Zontikov, E.V. Zubarev, TANGRA-Setup for the Investigation of Nuclear Fission induced by 14.1 MeV neutrons, Physics Procedia, Vol. 64 (2015), pp. 163 – 170, Scientific Workshop on Nuclear Fission dynamics and the Emission of Prompt Neutrons and Gamma Rays, THEORY-3.
18. Bystritsky V.M., Grozdanov D.N., Kopatch Yu.N., Ruskov I.N., Skoy V.R., Zontikov A.O., Ivanov I.Zh., Response of a Hexagonal NaI(Tl) Scintillation Probe in the Attenuated Neutron Radiation of 14.1 MeV Neutron Generator ING-27, Proc. 23rd International Seminar on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei: “Fundamental Interactions & Neutrons, Nuclear Structure, Ultracold Neutrons, Related Topics” (ISINN 23), Dubna, Russia, May 25-29, 2015, JINR, p. 321-333.

Citations

Total number of noticed citations = 45